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Bodog pro David Williams took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship on Saturday night at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, banking $1.5 million. He entered the tournament’s final table nearly tied for the chip lead. It took 136 hands of play for Williams, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, to best the… Read more »
It took nearly eight hours for the field of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship to be trimmed from ten players to six. At the end of play on Friday night, high-stakes cash game pro David Benyamine led the way with a stack of 4.71 million. Online poker legend Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy was the first… Read more »
Thursday’s action in the ongoing World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship from the Bellagio in Las Vegas saw the field trimmed from 18 to 10. Today, a six-handed final table will be determined. The story of the day was the blowup of Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka, who entered play as a commanding chip leader. He soon tangled… Read more »
Former “Celebrity Poker Showdown” host Kevin Pollak and “Inglourious Basterds” star Samm Levine joined this week’s episode of the UB.com sponsored poker news program “Poker2Nite.” The show hit television airwaves following the Vancouver Canucks’ 6-4 win at Los Angeles in the NHL playoffs on Wednesday. “Poker2Nite” co-host Joe Sebok was feeling under the weather, so… Read more »
Shawn Buchanan was the chip leader of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship after Day 1. Following Day 2, he was virtually tied for the lead with Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka. Entering Day 4 action on Wednesday, he has a stranglehold over the competition. Buchanan owns a stack of 1.84 million chips entering Day 4, which… Read more »
On Monday night, the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) debuted on ESPN2 with the opening round of the Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout. The unique tournament featured a field of 49 of the game’s best spread over seven tables. Although the theme music and b-roll were different than the annual World Series of Poker… Read more »
On Sunday night’s episode of the GSN cash game franchise “High Stakes Poker,” Phil Ivey once again walked away from the table. This time, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond took his place and quickly tangled with “High Stakes Poker” legend Eli Elezra. Early on, Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier led out for $11,000 on a… Read more »
Debuting on Monday, April 26th on CardPlayer TV is a brand new show called “Under the Gun.” The UB.com-sponsored series features longtime industry staple Jon “pokertrip” Friedberg hosting a panel of pros to discuss controversial topics. A panel of two to three guest pros will join Friedberg on each episode, which will hit cyberspace once… Read more »
Australian native Daniel Tzvetkoff was arrested and charged with money laundering, gambling conspiracy, and bank fraud in conjunction with his role of operating an internet gambling payment processing outfit, according to the Dow Jones Newswire. Tzvetkoff was picked up in Las Vegas on Friday and faces charges of laundering $500 million in funds destined for… Read more »
On Friday, Rush Poker tournaments became a reality on Full Tilt Poker. Long clamored for by members of the world’s second largest online poker site, Rush Poker tournaments will be featured in the upcoming Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). “FTPDoug” broke the news early this morning on major online poker forums like PocketFives.com. There… Read more »
The ESPN.com poker news show “Inside Deal” made its return this week with an episode emanating from Mohegan Sun, site of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT). High Roller Bounty Shootout champ Jason Mercier joined the set. The episode was taped following the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. Mercier, a member of Team PokerStars… Read more »
Young gun Jason Mercier took down the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout for $450,000. The winner-take-all tournament will air on ESPN2 in May. Six players began the final table of the NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout after defeating their first round opponents on Monday. Each began… Read more »
On Sunday’s episode of the GSN cash game franchise “High Stakes Poker,” Full Tilt Poker pro David Benyamine pushed Daniel Negreanu off of a winning flush for a massive $265,500 pot. New episodes air at 8:00pm ET on Sundays. Read more »
Vanessa Selbst became the first female winner of a PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Main Event after coming out on top in Mohegan Sun. She collected $750,000 for her efforts. Read more »
On Sunday, Poker News Daily received an extreme makeover. Now, the latest news and events in the worlds of live and online poker are featured prominently. Plus, we’re proud to introduce an extensive array of in-house, unique video content. Read more »
The eight-handed final table of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun Main Event is set in stone and features a rock solid lineup. Mike Beasley leads the way with a stack of 4.98 million. Read more »
Three days of play are in the books in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun Main Event. Vanessa Selbst, who was in third place entering Day 3, sat atop the leaderboard when play concluded. Read more »
World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit gold ring winner Jordan "iMsoLucky0" Morgan owns the top stack in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun Main Event entering Day 3 on Friday. Read more »
One day of play is in the books in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun Main Event. Bodog pro David Williams leads the pack and will come armed to Day 2 with 230,900 chips, nearly eight times the starting stack. Read more »
On Sunday, the PartyPoker Big Game IV will kick off from the Les Ambassadeurs Club in Mayfair, London and the high-stakes cash game will continue for 48 hours. This week, additional poker players were added to the already impressive lineup. Read more »
We're one month away from the annual Kentucky Derby, which takes place on the first Saturday in May every year. Two days prior to the 2010 running, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) will sponsor the Derby Poker Championship. Read more »
Sunday night marked a brand new episode of the GSN cash game series "High Stakes Poker." Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey executed what show host Gabe Kaplan called "one of the great bluffs in the history of ‘High Stakes Poker'" and walked away up $120,000. Read more »
On Thursday, Ultra Internet Media, the parent company of Everest Poker, filed a lawsuit against Harrah's alleging breach of contract. Everest Poker is the official on-felt sponsor of the Harrah's-backed World Series of Poker (WSOP). Read more »
Canadian poker pro Mike McDonald, known as "Timex" online, announced on his blog at CardRunners this week that he is retiring from the game of poker. McDonald, 20, earned more than $2.6 million in live tournament earnings during his brief career. Read more »
The first major televised poker tournament to be held in the city of Lima, Peru will take place from June 2nd to 5th as part of a newly announced PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) stop. Read more »
